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in the first 54 hours after ryan was selected, he was mentioned more than barack obama and mitt romney and -- you can see from this chart, it looks like the carnival game where you shoot water to make the balloon pop. the meter combines the number of mentions, likes and buzz candidates have on facebook and gives them a score from 0 to 10. paul ryan had a score of 5.21. president obama had 4.84. vice president biden, 4.01 and mitt romney, 3.74. more people are talking about biden than romney? has anyone seen biden in the last two years? for all i know, he was lost in a boating accident in '09. here's some bad news for congress. a new gallup poll shows that only 1 in 10 americans approve of the job they're doing. a 10% approval rating is -- that's -- that's about the same approval rating that rabies has. it's not good. 10% ties for the lowest approval rating ever for congress in the 38 years gallup has been measuring it. who is this tenth person that's still aproves of the job they're doing? that's the guy i want to live next door to, you know? very tolerant. you know, we watch a lot of
in the first 54 hours after ryan was selected, he was mentioned more than barack obama and mitt romney and -- you can see from this chart, it looks like the carnival game where you shoot water to make the balloon pop. the meter combines the number of mentions, likes and buzz candidates have on facebook and gives them a score from 0 to 10. paul ryan had a score of 5.21. president obama had 4.84. vice president biden, 4.01 and mitt romney, 3.74. more people are talking about biden than romney?...
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the wind has been at romney's back. for sure. the composition changed and changed numbers as well. >> i think, paul ryan's fourth debate since he has been in congress. definitely new to that game. joe biden has been around, 40-plus years in the senate. >> a long time. pressure on both. for sure. >> it will be high drama. one month after the deadly attack on the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans in benghazi we were learning more about security fears leading up to the assault. state department documents show the u.s. embassy in libya asked for a four-month extension for a 16-member security team and the team's commander tells abc news, that ambassador chris stevens wanted the security force to stay even longer, past august. but no request was actually received. in fact, a request for an extension past august, it was, never made even though it had been confirmed and it was granted. but they had never actually put that request through. but tragic, if indeed that request was never made. >> conditions in the country we
the wind has been at romney's back. for sure. the composition changed and changed numbers as well. >> i think, paul ryan's fourth debate since he has been in congress. definitely new to that game. joe biden has been around, 40-plus years in the senate. >> a long time. pressure on both. for sure. >> it will be high drama. one month after the deadly attack on the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans in benghazi we were learning more about security fears leading up...
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. >> karen, we heard from paul ryan, competing with the president, attempting to, where is mitt romney? >> he is down in new hampshire for the next couple days, diana, campaign says he is starting debate prep with ohio senator rob portman playing president obama in their debate sessions. everybody thought he was down, media following him, up there, thought he was down. then turned up at a boat marina, and ann romney on a jet ski. like any american trying to enjoy last days of summer not on the campaign trail. some think this may bea missed taunt to got out there and get the spotlight while democrats party in charlotte. >> of course, numbers so close, october debats are going to be critical for both side. all right, abc's karen travers live for ussen charlotte. thank you, karen. >>> coverage of the convention continues later on this half-hour with a look at the candidates wives and their impact on voters. tonight join diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos for complete coverage from charlotte, abc news live special at 10:00 eastern time. >>> switching gears now, wet remnants of isaac dr
. >> karen, we heard from paul ryan, competing with the president, attempting to, where is mitt romney? >> he is down in new hampshire for the next couple days, diana, campaign says he is starting debate prep with ohio senator rob portman playing president obama in their debate sessions. everybody thought he was down, media following him, up there, thought he was down. then turned up at a boat marina, and ann romney on a jet ski. like any american trying to enjoy last days of summer...
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after wisconsin, the ryan/romney show will split up. as romney heads to florida. and ryan to iowa. with two candidates, a chance to cover twice as much ground. ♪ jonathan karl, abc news, high point, north carolina. >> president obama, welcomed ryan to the race. during a fund raiser in chicago. at the mention of ryan's name, the crowd began to boo. president obama cut them off and said ryan is a decent family man. the president said he is an articulate spokesman for mr. romney's vision but mr. obama does not agree fundamentally with the vision and the president attacked ryan's economic plan. >> they have tried to sell us this trickle-down fairy dust before and guess what it did not work. >> the president and paul ryan are both campaigning today in iowa. >>> mitt romney campaigns today in florida where there are so many electoral votes at stake. our campaign coverage continues this morning with abc news political analyst cokie roberts on what ryan brings to the gop ticket. >> reporter: mitt romney's choice of paul ryan as his runningmate has certainly made conservatives enthusiasti
after wisconsin, the ryan/romney show will split up. as romney heads to florida. and ryan to iowa. with two candidates, a chance to cover twice as much ground. ♪ jonathan karl, abc news, high point, north carolina. >> president obama, welcomed ryan to the race. during a fund raiser in chicago. at the mention of ryan's name, the crowd began to boo. president obama cut them off and said ryan is a decent family man. the president said he is an articulate spokesman for mr. romney's vision...
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mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan, hasn't changed those numbers. and tonight, ryan is tackling his opinion on abortion and the right to choose. abc's jake tapper has that story. >> reporter: in attention to visiting north carolina and virginia today, paul ryan fielded questions on his opposition to abortion, even, as opposed to mitt romney, in cases of rape and incest. >> mitt romney is going to be the president. the president sets policy. is policy has exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother. i'm comfortable with it. >> reporter: the obama campaign today called attention to ryan's support for a controversial abortion bill, while under current law, abortions cannot be paid for with federal funds, except in rare cases such as rape. ryan supported narrowing that definition to include onlyrcibl. but in a pittsburgh interview this morning, ryan refused to explain or even acknowledge this. >> you sponsored legislation that has the language forcible rape. what is forcible rape? >> rape is rape, period. end of story. >> so, that forcible rape lang
mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan, hasn't changed those numbers. and tonight, ryan is tackling his opinion on abortion and the right to choose. abc's jake tapper has that story. >> reporter: in attention to visiting north carolina and virginia today, paul ryan fielded questions on his opposition to abortion, even, as opposed to mitt romney, in cases of rape and incest. >> mitt romney is going to be the president. the president sets policy. is policy has exceptions for rape,...
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he took the romney/ryan tech it on directly. talked about his administration and prosperity of the 90s. he didn't overshadow the president. the risk with bill clinton. he starts talking he can keep talking as he did and that overshadows president obama the main man for this week. he didn't do that tonight. there was one grate lean we didn't mention in our piece. he said, president obama has ability to reach out across the eel to reach out to rivals. he said look he appointed people to his cabinet that supported hillary clinton in the primaries. heck, he even appointed hillary clin clton to his cabinet. hillary clinton is not here, traveling abroad. they all loved it. bet you could hear the cheering over there in asia. >> bill clinton made the point about republican obstructionism in congress, factor, made his point about bipartisanship. also had to tackle the bigger to whether americans and the country are better off than four years ago, how did he delve into that last night? >> rob here, asked the question directly. before he a
he took the romney/ryan tech it on directly. talked about his administration and prosperity of the 90s. he didn't overshadow the president. the risk with bill clinton. he starts talking he can keep talking as he did and that overshadows president obama the main man for this week. he didn't do that tonight. there was one grate lean we didn't mention in our piece. he said, president obama has ability to reach out across the eel to reach out to rivals. he said look he appointed people to his...
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romney's widely applauded presidential debate performance upped the ante for ryan. >> look how well he did. so he raised the bar. >> reporter: biden might be take cues from the denver debate about the obama campaign don't expect him to make up for the president's showing last week. he is prepping for four days at his home in delaware leading up to the big night. >> i am looking forward to it. i am. the thing about congressman ryan is he's been straightforward up to now. i hope it will be a good debate. >> reporter: that is chance for both vice presidential candidates to pay the role of attack dog in a radio interview on monday paul ryan said he he can expect joe biden to come flying with the attacks. in washington, i am tori dunnan now back to you. >> later this morning, ed reed host the third annual fitness day for youth. it takes place at booker t. washington middle school. reed and his it willo teammates will teach students the importance of
romney's widely applauded presidential debate performance upped the ante for ryan. >> look how well he did. so he raised the bar. >> reporter: biden might be take cues from the denver debate about the obama campaign don't expect him to make up for the president's showing last week. he is prepping for four days at his home in delaware leading up to the big night. >> i am looking forward to it. i am. the thing about congressman ryan is he's been straightforward up to now. i hope...
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democrats are tying the romney/ryan ticket to akin. the rnc approved the abortion amendment in its platform, it is essentially the same as the last two election cycles. rnc's abortion amendment doesn't mention except -- exemptions for abortion or rape. yesterday, democrats started calling it the akin amendment. rob, paula. >> important distinction. party platform does not make exceptions for rape or incest. even though governor romney personally feels that way, said his administration would support legal abortions in those cases. important distinction to make there. so everyone is clear. always that hot-button issue. >> in cases of incest, rape or the mother's life was in danger. there's a -- >> not what paul ryan believes. >> there is a petition right now, it says i stand with todd akin. give $3 to his campaign. he says, when you make a mistake, you tell people you are sorry, you don't try to hide it. i made a mistake, i am sorry. on the petition it says, i made a mistake, i used the wrong word in the wrong way for that i apologize. >
democrats are tying the romney/ryan ticket to akin. the rnc approved the abortion amendment in its platform, it is essentially the same as the last two election cycles. rnc's abortion amendment doesn't mention except -- exemptions for abortion or rape. yesterday, democrats started calling it the akin amendment. rob, paula. >> important distinction. party platform does not make exceptions for rape or incest. even though governor romney personally feels that way, said his administration...
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many of the possible vice-president candidates, pawlenty, portman, mcdonnell, jindal, ryan. are being joined by some of the parties' heavy weights john mccain, jeb bush, condoleezza rice, james baker and karl rove. all surrounded by several hundred romney donors but security is extremely tight, no camera's allowed inside, our producer kicked out for talking to a u.s. senator. romney is preserving the anonymity of his fund-raisers who are getting face time with the candidate. one did speak with us outside. and said he knows he must do more. >> i'm going to bundle every penny. >> reporter: this star studded board of directors of sorts is the kind of gathering romney excelled at when he ran private equity firm, bringing together different parties and getting them all on the same page, all parts of a strategy he's shared publically. >> we organized a number of fund raising organizations of individuals, and we've built the kind of organization you have to go up against president obama. >> reporter: tonight is evident from the latest reports that romney has a chance to at least ma
many of the possible vice-president candidates, pawlenty, portman, mcdonnell, jindal, ryan. are being joined by some of the parties' heavy weights john mccain, jeb bush, condoleezza rice, james baker and karl rove. all surrounded by several hundred romney donors but security is extremely tight, no camera's allowed inside, our producer kicked out for talking to a u.s. senator. romney is preserving the anonymity of his fund-raisers who are getting face time with the candidate. one did speak with...
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and from paul ryan. an important key congressman from wisconsin. >> so, as the romney campaign pivots to the general election, one of the big questions, and we love this topic, running mates, who's on the short list? >> well, they're saying there's no short list yet. that is what governor romney is saying. but you see several on the short list. marco rubio from florida is leading it. paul ryan is on it as well. also, a senator from ohio, rob portman, governor from indiana mitch daniels. the question for mitt romney is going to be, does he go for someone who can reinforce his economic credentials? or does he go for more of a balancing? and, you know, with marco rubio, there's a hope that he can appeal to latino voters, especially. but this is a little bit early. a point on that, especially in the republican party this time around, the sarah palin experience is going having one who will get through the vet, no questions asked. immediately reach that bar who's ready to be president. >> that's so interesting
and from paul ryan. an important key congressman from wisconsin. >> so, as the romney campaign pivots to the general election, one of the big questions, and we love this topic, running mates, who's on the short list? >> well, they're saying there's no short list yet. that is what governor romney is saying. but you see several on the short list. marco rubio from florida is leading it. paul ryan is on it as well. also, a senator from ohio, rob portman, governor from indiana mitch...
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mitt romney called runningmate paul ryan and congratulated him on his performance. the president and mr. romney, of course, hold their debate tuesday in new york. a townhall format. >>> the first suit filed in the deadly meningitis outbreak. a minnesota woman who may have gotten the tainted steroid is suing the drug maker. the death toll has risen to 14. officials fear it could go even higher. there are now 170 confirmed cases. federal health experts are warning people who got the shots they will have to be on the lookout for symptoms over the next come months. >>> investigators in colorado are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect in the kidnapping of jessica ridgeway. what's believed off to be the little girl's body was discovered not far from where she was last seen. positive identification has been made. more difficult by the fact that parts of that body are missing. >>> a michigan businessman pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife's murderer. he said he had nothing to do with the strangling death of his wife, jane, back in janua
mitt romney called runningmate paul ryan and congratulated him on his performance. the president and mr. romney, of course, hold their debate tuesday in new york. a townhall format. >>> the first suit filed in the deadly meningitis outbreak. a minnesota woman who may have gotten the tainted steroid is suing the drug maker. the death toll has risen to 14. officials fear it could go even higher. there are now 170 confirmed cases. federal health experts are warning people who got the...
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and paul ryan were that they actually lost. >> almost blindsided. now paul ryan has given his first network tv interview since the defeat to abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: how much of a shock was it? >> well, you know -- we thought we had a really good chance of winning. the polling and the data and all the people, the smart people who watch this stuff -- they had a pretty optimistic view on the night. and so going into boston that day, we felt like we had a pretty darn good chance of winning. as you can imagine it was a bit of a shock. when we didn't win. >> reporter: "saturday night live" poked fun at ryan, native of janesville, wisconsin. >> mother sent me to got you, father. paul ryan is doing feats of strength in the drawing room. she thought we would like to see. >> i would like to see him carry wisconsin! >> reporter: the president wins 330-some electoral votes, every battleground state with the exception of north carolina does barack obama now have a mandate? >> i don't think so. because they also re-elected the house republicans. whether
and paul ryan were that they actually lost. >> almost blindsided. now paul ryan has given his first network tv interview since the defeat to abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: how much of a shock was it? >> well, you know -- we thought we had a really good chance of winning. the polling and the data and all the people, the smart people who watch this stuff -- they had a pretty optimistic view on the night. and so going into boston that day, we felt like we had a pretty darn...
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for clues on the others, watch romney on the trail. he's recently been with three others believed to be under serious consideration. ohio senator rob portman, new hampshire senator kelly ayotte and wisconsin congressman paul ryan. as for the 41-year-old rubio, in his interview with david muir, he suggested his time will come later. >> i think if i do a good job as a senator, i'll have other opportunities both inside and outside politics in the future. i don't know what they are, but i'll have them. >> reporter: a good bet, but whether or not this is the time. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >>> and history has been made. for the first time in its 167-year history suffering baptist the nation's largest denomination of protestants, 16 million people, have elected an african-american man as their president. reverend fred luger jr. a milestone for the southern baptists, the church formed as a post slavery group before the civil war. luger said everyone has a past, all we can do is apologize and move on. and he called today's vote a si
for clues on the others, watch romney on the trail. he's recently been with three others believed to be under serious consideration. ohio senator rob portman, new hampshire senator kelly ayotte and wisconsin congressman paul ryan. as for the 41-year-old rubio, in his interview with david muir, he suggested his time will come later. >> i think if i do a good job as a senator, i'll have other opportunities both inside and outside politics in the future. i don't know what they are, but i'll...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney and paul ryan have condemned todd akin's comments and called for him to drop out of the missouri senate race. but it's brought on a new focus on social issues on the campaign trial. democrats trying to link paul ryan to akin, because they oppo oppose abortions. >> rape is rape. end of story. >> that forcible rape language meant nothing to you at the time? >> rape is rape. and there's no splitting hairs over rape. >> reporter: this is all part of why president obama, who dodged the white house press corps for two months, suddenly showed up in the briefing room this week. >> let me first say, the views expressed were offensive. >> reporter: after a week of getting hammered on social issues, a new government report projecting the fourth-straight year of a $1 trillion deficit is giving mitt romney the chance to pivot back to the president's record on the economy. >> he said he'd cut the deficit in half. he doubled it. 23 million americans out of work or stopped looking for work. it's inexcusable. >> reporter: that's romney's plan not to take the bait on the social
. >> reporter: mitt romney and paul ryan have condemned todd akin's comments and called for him to drop out of the missouri senate race. but it's brought on a new focus on social issues on the campaign trial. democrats trying to link paul ryan to akin, because they oppo oppose abortions. >> rape is rape. end of story. >> that forcible rape language meant nothing to you at the time? >> rape is rape. and there's no splitting hairs over rape. >> reporter: this is all...
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and paul ryan from wisconsin. what the romney team is looking for here is has some experience, who is a safe choice. >> reporter: right now, the person i would put at the top of that list, george, is tim pawlenty, the former governor of minnesota. the romney team says he has been their most effective surrogate on the campaign trail. and he seems to have a good relationship with mitt romney. >> fully vetted. he was the runner-up last time around for john mccain. >> reporter: absolutely. >> jon karl, thank you very much. >>> a big challenge for the ipad this morning. microsoft trying to take a bite out of apple, revealing a brand-new tablet called the surface. abc's neal karlinsky goes inside all the hype. here's a look. >> reporter: this morning, microsoft is waking up to a word the company hasn't heard in a long time. wow. they call it surface. the newest competition for the ipad. and already, even microsoft's biggest doubters are calling it very cool. >> it's well-designed. it has cool, colorful accessories. i'm
and paul ryan from wisconsin. what the romney team is looking for here is has some experience, who is a safe choice. >> reporter: right now, the person i would put at the top of that list, george, is tim pawlenty, the former governor of minnesota. the romney team says he has been their most effective surrogate on the campaign trail. and he seems to have a good relationship with mitt romney. >> fully vetted. he was the runner-up last time around for john mccain. >> reporter:...
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that he worked harder, with the possible exception of paul ryan, to get mitt romney elected. george? >> thanks, jon. >>> we turn to nicolle wallace. you see some of the lashing out. >> for the love of god, leave chris christie alone. he's our best hope. >> some people looking at the romney campaign, saying they blew it. but you argue that the problems are much deeper than that. >> republicans either have to look at the map and say, we saw plenty of red, keep doing the same thing. or they have to decide they want to win national elections. if you want to win national elections, you know, you have to change everything. you have to decide we want to and we can compete everywhere. and you should be able to compete everywhere, with a message of economic opportunity. but you can't simply pass on the debates about all of the social issues. >> not only everywhere, but with everyone. i saw the conservative union say, the party's too old, too white, too male. >> i love chairman al. and he's absolutely right. when you simply concede women, it's most puzzling at all. we're not a minority
that he worked harder, with the possible exception of paul ryan, to get mitt romney elected. george? >> thanks, jon. >>> we turn to nicolle wallace. you see some of the lashing out. >> for the love of god, leave chris christie alone. he's our best hope. >> some people looking at the romney campaign, saying they blew it. but you argue that the problems are much deeper than that. >> republicans either have to look at the map and say, we saw plenty of red, keep...